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Form disciples in the footsteps of Mary, the model disciple.

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Alive in Faith Form disciples in the footsteps of Mary, the model disciple. /about-us _self

Open to God Discover God's invitation through prayer and discernment. /news-events _self

In the Spirit Realize the power of the Holy Spirit as you discover your gifts, vocation and mission. /discovering-your-gifts-charism-workshop _self

With a Vision Discern a vision for mission and to form disciples in the ministry of accompaniment. /parish-planning _self

Living with Joy Experience the joy of living the Gospel. /a-vision-for-discipleship _self

Looking for a Retreat for Your School, Parish, or Organization?

Via Maria Consulting offers customized retreats to strengthen the spiritual life of your members.

Whether through building up the community of faith through a common language of confirmation and accompaniment or understanding how charisms provides us with the language to make our baptism come alive and not just remain something that happened in the past--we can meet the needs of your community of faith.

Via Maria Consulting offers workshops and retreats for parishes, schools, and faith-based organizations.

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Praying Lectio Divina:
Join us for Thursdays with the Word

Virtual Thursdays Praying with the Word
Thursdays Noon-12:30 PM
Click here to join us Thursdays at noon

Join Judy Maten, Tom Scholler, and Patti Koval to pray and reflect on the upcoming Sunday Gospel using Lectio Divina, an ancient prayer tradition that forms the foundation of monastic prayer.
Virtual Workshops Keep People Engaged

Wondering how to connect with your parishioners?

Contact us to see how Via Maria can help keep your community connected and inspired.

We can bring Discovering Your Gifts charism workships, or spiritual retreats to your parish via Zoom so people feel connected, cared for and loved.

Let us help you bring the Light of Christ to your parishioners in these times of stress, anxiety and uncertaintity.

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Help Youth Discover their Gifts
What About the Youth You Ask?

Via Maria Consulting, LLC can help. Are you looking for a way to personalize your Confirmation Program? Would you like to have a tool to help guide high school youth to a better understanding of how God is calling them to be apostles?

Ask us about the:

Spiritual Gifts for Youth
Parish Discernment Kit

This kit includes:
- Spiritual Gifts Inventory books written specifically for youth
- A Companion Guide and Power point presentation specifically designed for your parish that will empower you to run your own charism workshops
- Parish summary sheets and data base template to help you begin to keep valuable charism data for use in calling forth the gifted for ministry.
We are happy to develop your parish kit today. Training is also available for parishes unfamilar with Discovering Your Gifts workshops. Just email us to start the conversation about this very affordable means to unleashing the charisms in your parish today.

Click here for more information.